*LIVE THREAD* DC vs Heller decision due at 10:00 EST (2nd Amendment)

SCOTUS Blog ^ | 6-26-08 | shameless vanity

[RKBA Democrat]

Today is the day.

The folks at SCOTUS blog will be providing a live blog to follow developments as quickly as possible.

[mware]

[RoseofTexas]

After all the mind boggling rulings by these RULERS of the land, the pro-gun folks don't stand a chance. Goodbye America it was great while it lasted!

[dbacks]

I am so glad you can make such ‘grand pronouncements’ with no basis. You are dead wrong.

[kabar]

5 to 4 may be a good result given the fact that Scalia is writing the majority opinion. More than likely, it will not be a watered down opinion to gather more support from the court, but rather, a tough, no-nonsense opinion that will directly address the issue.

[Wolfstar]

I don’t recall his name right now but they guy who paid for this case needs to be thanked.

Yes, I agree. And let me be among the first, if not THE first, to do this:

THANK YOU PRESIDENT BUSH!!!

[green iguana]

Held:
1. The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a
firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for
traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home.
Pp. 2–53.
(a) The Amendment’s prefatory clause announces a purpose, but
does not limit or expand the scope of the second part, the operative
clause. The operative clause’s text and history demonstrate that it
connotes an individual right to keep and bear arms.

[MrB]

One poster has stated that this will decrease our average life expectancy by a few years.

so, they are admitting that they're criminals? because it will only shorten the lifespan of said "constituency".

[lainie]

(thank goodness someone around here gets it)

[An Old Man]

http://www.scotusblog.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/07-290.pdf

[mewzilla]

Fox said it went further than even the Bush Administration was hoping.

Yippee! Can't wait to read it! :)

[coloradan]

If you felt like it, you could change the title to reflect that the decision has affirmed the individual right to keep and bear arms.

[Wyoming Cowboy]

KICK ASS!!!! Still have to find out if there’s any compromises in the decision, but I’m thanking the good Lord for this one.

Furthermore, this volatile 5-4 split is the only reason why I’ll vote for McCain.

[SouthTexas]

Link

[IGOTMINE]

Exactly.

Thank you W, for Alito and Roberts.

[WayneS]

And that’s a GOOD thing!

Baldy can go to hell. He is a jackass.

[ImaGraftedBranch]

That’s another thing that kills me...they want people to stop smoking to reclaim 7 years of life. They want guns outlawed so the average life span can increase by a smidgeon.
But deviant homosexual behavior takes decades off the average poofter’s lifespan, and there’s not a peep?

[Frank Sheed]

I recall Nino actually saying that mammoth decisions “should be” by a 5-4 majority. He actually believes that.

[mark3681]

“Whoever McCain nominates they’re sure to be far better than Obama’s choices.”

Unless they are held up until he is out of office (4 years after he is elected).

[mware]

Quoting the syllabus: The Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that arm for traditional lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home.

[WayneS]

Absolutely!!!!